A Comprehensive Guide to Credentialing Therapy Dog Teams, 1st Edition

Covering principles of therapy dog team training, assessment, skills, and ongoing monitoring, Canine-Assisted Interventions provides guidance on the most evidence-based methods for therapy dog team welfare, training, and assessment.
The authors offer a linear approach to understanding all aspects…

A Field Manual for Helping Professionals and Volunteers, 1st Edition

Recasting burnout as a crucial phase of service, Building Resilience Through Contemplative Practice uses real-world case studies to teach professionals and volunteers unique skills for cultivating resilience.
Viewing service and burnout as interdependent throughout phases of stability, collapse,…

A Guide to Assessment and Intervention, 1st Edition

In Understanding and Managing Parental Alienation: A Guide to Assessment and Intervention, Janet Haines, Mandy Matthewson and Marcus Turnbull offer a comprehensive analysis of contemporary understanding of parental alienation. Grounded in recent scientific advances, this is the first book of its…

From Education to Employment, 1st Edition

This is a comprehensive programme of activities designed to support young people as they make the transition from education to employment. Following the hugely successful Talkabout structure, the programme is broken down into topics and activities, each constructed to teach the skills necessary for…

A Practical Guide for Senior Living Staff, 1st Edition

Welcoming LGBT Residents is the first comprehensive guide to working with LGBT older adults in senior living settings.
The LGBT older adult population represents one of the fastest growing subpopulations within our aging society. Despite the increasing demand for LGBT affirming services there is…

Developing Sentence and Narrative Skills for People with Speech, Language and Communication Needs, 1st Edition

This collection of short wordless picture books helps to support children with speech, language and communication needs as they develop their expressive sentence and narrative skills through storytelling. Each book is comprised of six colourful images that follow a simple everyday routine such as ‘…

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This comprehensive text provides the latest research on key concepts, principles and practice on protecting and promoting healthy and sustainable diets and food systems.
There are increasing concerns about environmental sustainability and the capacity of the food system to protect food security…

Living in the Moment, 1st Edition

This is the remarkable story of Charlie Bacchus who was diagnosed with a severe case of viral encephalitis and later with multiple sclerosis and bipolar. This moving, funny, sometimes explicit book charts his life, including recollections of his childhood, the acceptance of his diagnoses and his…

Surviving, Coping, Adjusting, 1st Edition

Brain Injury not only affects its victim, but those around them. In many cases, relatives are often overlooked despite facing many obstacles accepting and adjusting to a new way of life. Family Experience of Brain Injury showcases a unique collaboration between relatives of brain injured…

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This title was first published in 2001: Ethical thinking about medical decision-making has roots deep in history. This collection of contemporary essays by leading international scholars traces the development of modern bioethics and explores the theory and current issues surrounding this widely…

Social Work as Informal Education, 1st Edition

This title was first published in 2001: Family centre practice is one of the success stories of the past twenty years. As well as contributing creative ideas to centre practice this important edited collection highlights the role of practitioners as developmental or informal educationalists.…

The Contribution of the Social Economy, 1st Edition

This title was first published in 2001. This book is the result of an international study by leading economists and sociologists from across Europe and North America. The response of the new social economy (primarily voluntary and co-operative sectors) to social exclusion and employability in the…